UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., June 21 (UPI) -- Wicked icon Kristin Chenoweth announced via Twitter Tuesday that she has joined the cast of NBC's upcoming Hairspray Live! special.
"I clinched Miss Baltimore Crabs! SO excited to play Velma Von Tussle in @HairsprayLive this December! #HairsprayLive," she tweeted Tuesday, along with a photo of herself wearing a tiara and spritzing hairspray.